How can a North Korean refugee explain what happens between the moment of deciding to escape from North Korea and the first footstep in a country where they are free from persecution? Escaping from ...

Exploitation of North Korean refugees in South Korea Although many outsiders reporting on issues related to North Korea remain unaware or indifferent, it is not a secret for those in the know that wor...

When North Koreans decide to flee to South Korea, they resolve to make two decisions: one is to reach South Korea alive; another is to commit suicide if caught by the authorities. North Korean defecto...

Associates of a criminal group have been arrested for defrauding members of the Association of North Korean Refugees in South Korea. Under the guise of facilitating investment into a Chinese governmen...

According to the Unification Ministry of South Korea, the number of North Korean defector arrivals has gone down to half of what it was three years ago. The current administration has argued that it h...